einveldi

See also: einvalda and einvaldur

Icelandic

Etymology

From ein- (“mono-, one”) +‎ veldi (“power, authority; rule, supremacy”), presumably a calque of Danish enevælde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈein.vɛltɪ/

Noun

einveldi n (genitive singular einveldis, nominative plural einveldi)

1. absolute monarchy (a state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power)

Declension

declension of einveldi

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	einveldi	einveldið	einveldi	einveldin
accusative	einveldi	einveldið	einveldi	einveldin
dative	einveldi	einveldinu	einveldum	einveldunum
genitive	einveldis	einveldisins	einvelda	einveldanna